Hi, I'm Sai Shashank Yerra

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Harnessing data, machine learning and modern web technologies to build intelligent products.

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About Me

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I am a data scientist and software developer based in Baltimore, Maryland. I earned my Master of Professional Studies in Data Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in May 2024, graduating with a GPA of 3.9/4.0. Prior to that, I completed a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering in India.

Currently, I work as a Python Developer at LVTLABS, where I build cross‑platform apps and scalable microservices. Previously, I served as a Systems Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, developing automated processes and integrating data from dozens of sources. My technical toolbox includes Python, JavaScript, SQL, FastAPI, FlutterFlow, Docker and modern machine‑learning libraries.

I’m passionate about leveraging data to solve real‑world problems—whether that means creating personalized recommendation systems, analysing social media to deliver targeted content, building accessible computer‑vision tools or optimising healthcare outcomes with predictive models.

Skills

Python

SQL & PostgreSQL

Data Viz (Matplotlib, Seaborn)

Machine Learning

Deep Learning & LLMs

Web Dev (HTML/CSS/JS)

Docker & Jenkins

Git & GitHub

Cloud (DigitalOcean)

Projects

Book Recommendation System

Book Recommendation System

Personalised book recommendation engine using web scraping, large language models and a retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) strategy.

Book Recommendation System

An end‑to‑end recommendation engine that scrapes Goodreads, processes data and uses LLMs to deliver tailored reading lists.

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Targeted Advertising Using Twitter Data

Targeted Advertising via Tweets

Analyses Twitter data with Hugging Face transformers to infer sentiments and deliver highly targeted ads.

Targeted Advertising via Tweets

Analyses user sentiments and interests from tweets to serve personalised advertisements and content recommendations.

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Virtual Eye for the Blind

Virtual Eye for the Blind

Computer‑vision app providing real‑time audio descriptions of surroundings for visually impaired users.

Virtual Eye for the Blind

An assistive tool that combines object recognition and scene understanding to enhance navigation for those with low vision.

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Medicare Payment Optimisation System

Medicare Payment Optimisation

Predictive modelling to optimise healthcare costs and improve outcomes using complex Medicare datasets.

Medicare Payment Optimisation

Data‑driven recommendations that enhance financial planning and resource allocation for more efficient healthcare.

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Certifications

Machine Learning Certificate

Machine Learning

Stanford University (Coursera)

Jul 2023

Machine Learning

Stanford University (Coursera)

Jul 2023

Deep Learning Specialization

Deep Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI

Oct 2023

Deep Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI

Oct 2023

Applied Machine Learning in Python

Applied Machine Learning in Python

University of Michigan (Coursera)

Dec 2022

Applied Machine Learning in Python

University of Michigan (Coursera)

Dec 2022

Contact

If you’d like to collaborate or just say hello, feel free to reach out!

saishashank15@gmail.com

(443) 900‑3611

Baltimore, MD, USA